Social Media Workshop Part I

Introduction to Social Media

Dr Ben Habib

La Trobe University

Agenda 1. Workshop format.

2. Group introductions.

3. Social media as collective action tool.

4. Examples of power of social media .

5. Social media for community groups.

6. Ben’s social media platforms.

7. Blog experiment.

Introductions

• Name?

• Group affiliation?

• Social media experience?

• What you hope to gain from this workshop?

Social Media: Collective Action Tool

Power of Social Media

Why should community groups

embrace social media?

Ben’s Social Media Platforms Blog (Wordpress)

Dr Benjamin Habib http://drbenjaminhabib.wordpress.com/

Facebook

Ben Habib @ LTU – Learning and Engagement https://www.facebook.com/BenHabibLTU

Twitter

@DrBenjaminHabib https://twitter.com/DrBenjaminHabib

Linked In

Profile: Ben Habib http://au.linkedin.com/pub/ben-habib/63/618/aa8

Albury-Wodonga Ecoportal

http://ecoportal.net.au/

Blog Experiment